20 'It's like a toaster, the ref's shirt pocket. Every time there's a tackle, up pops a yellow card.'19 'I don't think there's anyone bigger or smaller than Maradona.'18 'The good news for Nigeria is that they're two-nil down very early in the game…'17 'They're the second best team in the world, and there's no higher praise than that.'16 'I'll never play at Wembley again, unless I play at Wembley again.15 'Shaun Wright-Phillips has got a big heart. It's as big as him, which isn't very big, but it's bigger.'14 'You get bunches of players like you do bananas, though that is a bad comparison.'13 'We are three games without defeat is another way of looking at it. But if we are honest we have taken two points from nine.'12 'I want more from David Beckham. I want him to improve on perfection.'11 'Argentina won't be at Euro 2000 because they're from South America.'10 'The 33 or 34-year-olds will be 36 or 37 by the time the next World Cup comes around, if they're not careful.'9 'You're not just getting international football, you're getting world football.'8 'In some ways, cramp is worse than having a broken leg.'7 'There'll be no siestas in Madrid tonight.'6 'They compare Steve McManaman to Steve Heighway and he's nothing like him, but I can see why - it's because he's a bit different.'5 'Goalkeepers aren't born today until they're in their late twenties or thirties.'4 'Despite his white boots, he has real pace.'3 'I know what is around the corner - I just don't know where the corner is. But the onus is on us to perform and we must control the bandwagon.'2 'I'm not disappointed - just disappointed.'1 'Nicolas Anelka left Arsenal for £23million and they built a training ground on him.'

He never actually won anythign with Newcastle but I always enjoyed watching their matches. Hopefully he brings that exciting football back again. But then again, exciting football rarely wins trophies...